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Mr. Jorrocks. ' That von't do no not it. He '11 

 be sure to find out, and trounce us to all eternity ; 

 besides, if any of the Bell's Lifers were to catch 

 us, they 'd never let us 'ear the end on V 



' Not they,' replied Pigg : ' Nebody 'ill find out 

 if ye de but had your gob start i' big wood 

 run drag round bother him well then out o'ur 

 big loup give him summut to glower at, instead 

 o' h'unds.' 



'No, Pigg, no,' replied Mr. Jorrocks, shaking 

 his head and jingling a handful of silver in his 

 pantaloon pocket ; * it must be summut more 

 genuine Tally ho! yonder he goes! then elbows 

 and legs elbows and legs ' ; Mr. Jorrocks suiting 

 the action to the word, by straddling and work- 

 ing an imaginary horse with his arms. 



' Give him that tee,' replied Pigg ; ' stick chap 

 up a tree to holloa away another on a hill to 

 had up hat, and so on.' 



1 Ah, but so many cuks will spoil the broth, 

 Pigg ; so many cuks will spoil the broth. S'pose, 

 for a moment, one should peach! S'pose Hego 



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